Esthetic device

Abstract

means for performing tissue diathermy. The combination of techniques provides a synergistic improvement of the cosmetic appearance of the skin.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A device for providing cosmetic improvement to the skin, wherein said device comprises:
 a housing  100  comprising an open end adapted for being placed against the or in proximity to the skin; and   at least one RF probe  200  provided with a coil  210  for producing RF waves, said transducer attached to a surface of said housing such that when said device is in use, said RF transducer is in physical contact with said skin; and   at least one suction unit.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one acoustic transducer  300 . 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one first coil  310  wrapped around at least a portion of said at least one acoustic transducer  300 . 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises at least one port  400  through which air can enter and exit. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one probe  200  made of an electrically and magnetically conductive material capable of transferring energy to the skin, said at least one probe attached to a surface of said housing such that when said device is in use, said probe is in physical contact with said skin. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said probes is adapted to apply a substantially different RF frequency to the skin of said patient. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said energy is heat being transferred to the skin. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said acoustic transducer  300  is made of a metallic material. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one second coil  210  wrapped around at least a portion of said at least one probe. 
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising at least one second coil  210  being positioned within said probe. 
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one first coil  310  wrapped around said at least a portion of said at least one probe. 
     
     
         12 . The device according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising a plurality of acoustic transducers, wherein a separate coil is wrapped around each acoustic transducer. 
     
     
         13 . The device according to  claim 1 , additionally comprising a plurality of acoustic transducers, wherein a single coil is wrapped around all of said acoustic transducers. 
     
     
         14 . The device according to  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of probes. 
     
     
         15 . The device according to  claim 13 , wherein a single coil is wrapped around all of said acoustic transducers. 
     
     
         16 . The device according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one coil is wrapped around at least one of said probes and at least one of said acoustic transducers. 
     
     
         17 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing is adapted to produce, when the lip of said open end is placed against or in proximity to the skin and said ports are in fluid connection with means for evacuating the interior of said housing, a seal sufficiently air-tight that evacuation of air through said ports produces an at least partial vacuum within the interior of said housing. 
     
     
         18 . The device according to  claim 1 , when the lip of said open end is placed against the skin and said ports are in fluid connection with means for evacuation of air through said ports produces an at least partial vacuum within the interior of said housing. 
     
     
         19 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the diameter said housing is sufficiently large relative to its depth that when the lip of said open end is placed against or in proximity to the skin, said ports are in fluid connection with means for evacuating the interior of said housing upon evacuation, and the interior of said housing is evacuated, at least part of the skin enters said housing to a depth sufficient to make contact with said at least one port. 
     
     
         20 . The device according to  claim 18 , wherein said means for evacuating the interior of said housing are adapted to apply either pulses of suction or a constant vacuum.